Cisco 2975 - Catalyst LAN Base Switch User manual

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Cisco Catalyst 2975
Stackable Switch
Business Presentation

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Video on
Demand Wireless Mobility
Collaboration
Tools
21st-Century Branches:
Taking a Bigger Role
New Business Applications
Interactive
Business
Source: Nemerts Research Virtual Workplace—
Branch Office Strategies
Number of Branches
Grows 10% per Year
90% of New Employees
Work in Branches

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Branch Office Customer Challenges
Lack of branch office IT support staff
Growing number of branch offices straining budgets
Need ability to connect diverse device types
Meeting regulatory compliance
Need for 24-hour network uptime
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Today’s Branch
The Branch Transformation
Empowered Branch
Unmanaged networks
Aging, Disparate Data/
Voice Networks Unified Voice/Data/Video Network Platform
Struggling to Keep
Up with Security Self-Defending Networks
Limited Mobility, Limited
Disaster Recovery High-Availability, Unified Wireless—Wireline Business
Unmanaged Networks Scalable Management
Inconsistent Branches
and Branch-HQ solutions Consistent Branches and Branch-HQ Services

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Network Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Capital expenditure is one element of the total cost of a system.
Operational and opportunity costs outweigh capital expenditures.
Capital Expenditures* (20%) Operational Costs* (80%)
Troubleshooting
Maintenance
Skilled Technical Staff
Facilities
Productivity Lost
Lost Opportunity Costs
Missed or Delayed Business
Opportunities Due to
Unavailable Technologies
Network Costs = 20% Purchase, 80% Operations
Source: Gartner Group, 2005.

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Top Ten Causes of Higher TCO
Hardware Diversity
Configuration and Support Complexity
Security and Regulatory Demands
Conflicting Performance Criteria
Higher Costs for Incremental Services
Higher Recurring Expenses
Minimal Opportunities for Automation
Multiple Maintenance Contracts
Minimal Synergies Between Applications
Lack of Business Agility and High Upgrade Costs

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Cisco Catalyst
Intelligent Switching Infrastructure
Intelligent Switching
Is a Common Foundation of Capabilities across Cisco® Catalyst® Switches
Performance,
Availability
Wire-speed
forwarding
No performance
effect with all
services enabled
QoS
Layer 2, 3, 4
classification
Policing and shaping
Multiple queues
Granular control
Security
Layer 2, 3, 4 access
control
Identity-based
authentication
Management security
Admission control
Manageability
End-to-end manageability
for centralized
administration
Web-based or command-
line interface (CLI)
Analysis and planning tools

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Target 96-port
Commercial Branch
Offices and Wiring
Closets
Target 96-port
Commercial Branch
Offices and Wiring
Closets
New Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
High speed stacking with unified stack
management for up to nine switches in a
stack
L2+ intelligent services for enhanced
security, quality of service, and availability
to enable applications such as Cisco
Unified Communications
Gigabit Ethernet and Cisco Power over
Ethernet connectivity
Cisco Network Assistant and CiscoWorks
Limited lifetime hardware warranty
Software updates at no additional charge
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Cisco® Catalyst® 2975GS-48PS-L
Part Number Description
WS-C2975GS-48PS-L 48 port 10/100/1000 PoE switch with 4 SFP uplink ports
WS-C2975GS-96PS-LM Two units of WS-C2975GS-48PS-L
Dec.
2008
New
Uses Cisco ASICs for superior quality and hardware and software integration

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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
Unified Network Services
Business Problem
Inability to support new
applications and growing
business requirements
Solution
Support multicast video
with IGMP enhancements
Cisco Intelligent Power
Management for IP phones
and wireless access points
Quality of service, rate
limiting, and classification
for granular network traffic
prioritization and control
Benefits
Faster deployment for
services and applications
Flexibility and agility

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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
Integrated Security
Business Problem
Security threats continue
to grow
Threats from the network
edge account for large
percentage
Negatively impact
employee productivity
Solution
Network Admission Control
Identity-based services -
802.1x enhancements
Catalyst Integrated Security
Framework (CISF)
Secure management
protocols
Port-, time-, and QoS-based
Access Control Lists in
hardware
Benefits
Payment Card Industry
(PCI) compliance
Protect intellectual
property
Protect company
reputation

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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
Reliability
Business Problem
Cost of network
downtime increases as
business processes
depend on network
availability and
performance
Solution
Industry-leading quality and
high mean time before failure
(MTBF)
Network stability with single
spanning-tree instance for
a stack
Fast link convergence using
FlexLink
Time Domain Reflectometry
(TDR) for cable diagnostics
Benefits
Business continuity
Greater employee
productivity

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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
Operational Manageability
Business Problem
High operational
complexity and expense
Costly
Stall business operations
Solution
Unified stack management
for up to nine switches in a
stack
Auto software image and
configuration provisioning
and plug-and-play hardware
replacement
Support for CiscoWorks LAN
Management System (LMS)
Cisco Network Assistant
Benefits
Simplified manageability
Fast and easy
configuration

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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
Consistent Branches and Branch-HQ Services
Business Problem
Inconsistent branch and
HQ networks cause
operational problems
and are difficult to
troubleshoot
Solution
Common Cisco IOS for
consistent implementation
of services across Cisco
devices
Auto QoS for consistent
traffic classification across
Cisco devices
Cisco Smartports for
consistent port-based
configuration macros
Benefits
Increased productivity of
IT staff
Streamlining network
management

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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
Greater ROI
Business Problem
Inability to deliver
business value in the
tough economic
environment with tighter
IT budgets
Poor return on investment
Short product and service
lifecycle
Solution
Better performance to price
ratio with product longevity
and service enablement
GE and PoE connectivity
for entry-level switch
Limited lifetime hardware
warranty
Free software upgrade
Benefits
Greater ROI
Support growing
business applications
requirements with
shrinking IT budgets

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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Services and Warranty
Limited lifetime hardware warranty
Advance Replacement shipping within 10 business days
Guest access to Cisco.com
Ongoing Cisco IOS Software updates at no additional cost
Cisco®SMARTnet®and SMARTnet Onsite Support
Around-the-clock, global access to the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
Access to the extensive Cisco.com knowledgebase and tools
Next-business-day advance hardware replacement (premium options available for
business-critical devices, such as two-hour replacement and onsite parts
replacement and installation)
Cisco Smart Foundation Service
Cisco Foundation Technology Optimization Service

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Cisco Network Assistant
Multiproduct, multitechnology
management tool
Supports up to 40 devices: switches,
routers, and firewalls, and unlimited
IP phones and access points
Interactive topology and front panel
views
Configuration, monitoring,
troubleshooting, and network
optimization
Highlight your VLANs, Telnet to
devices, drag-’n-drop IOS upgrades
Localized in French, Italian,
German, Spanish, Chinese, and
Japanese
Free download:
www.cisco.com/go/cna
700K+
Downloads
700K+
Downloads

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Why Cisco Is the Best ….
Customized ASICs allow better interoperability and support for an
end-to-end solution with Cisco transceivers, routers, phones, and wireless
access points.
Single Cisco IOS®Software train creates feature parity across all switching
platforms versus multiple outsourced software trains used by competitors.
Ease-of-use applications and tools simplify network management while
maintaining wire-speed performance:
Express setup
Smartports
Auto-QoS
DHCP autoconfiguration
Cisco Network Assistant
True global availability support with more than 26
technical support centers worldwide versus 2 to 3
support centers for competitors “An Outstanding
Customer Service
Experience”

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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Summary
Cisco Catalyst 2975 switches are targeted
for 96-port commercial branch offices and
wiring closets.
Cisco Catalyst 2975 switches deliver
intelligent LAN services with enhanced
Layer 2+ security, quality of service, and
availability.
Cisco Catalyst 2975 switches lower
operational costs with unified stack
management and automated provisioning.

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